2015 Molde FK season explained

Club:	Molde
Season:	2015
Manager:	Tor Ole Skullerud (until 6 August) Erling Moe (interim) (7 August–21 October) Ole Gunnar Solskjær (from 21 October)
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Øystein Neerland
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	Aker Stadion
League:	Tippeligaen
League Result:	6th
Cup1:	Norwegian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-final vs. Viking
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Third qualifying round vs. Dinamo Zagreb
Cup3:	Europa League
Cup3 Result:	Round of 32
League Topscorer:	Ola Kamara (14)
Season Topscorer:	Ola Kamara (21)
Highest Attendance:	11,113 vs. Rosenborg (20 September 2015)
Lowest Attendance:	2,424 vs. Kvik Halden (24 June 2015)
Average Attendance:	8,952^[1]
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Prevseason:	2014
Nextseason:	2016

The 2015 season was Molde's eight consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 39th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It was their second season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager, and they were the defending champions of both the Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup. Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Season events

Following the clubs elimination from the UEFA Champions League, manager Tor Ole Skullerud was sacked on 6 August,^[2] being replaced with Erling Moe on an interim basis.^[3] On 21 October 2015, Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned as manager, signing a 3.5 year contract.^[4]

Squad

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Reserve squad

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Transfers

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2014–15 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2015.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
23 December 2014	MF		Thomas Kind Bendiksen	Tromsø	^[7]
9 January 2015	MF		Eman Markovic	Lyngdal	^[8]
27 January 2015	GK		Andreas Linde	Helsingborgs	^[9]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
	FW		Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson	loan return to Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 December 2014	GK		Espen Bugge Pettersen	Strømsgodset	^[10]
17 December 2014	DF		Magnar Ødegaard	Tromsø	^[11]
20 January 2015	FW		John Cofie	Crawley Town	^[12] ^[13]
20 January 2015	DF		Seydina Keita	loan return to Diambars FC
21 January 2015	FW		Aliou Coly	Kristiansund	^[14]
13 February 2015	FW		Daniel Chima Chukwu	Shanghai Shenxin	^[15] ^[16]
1 July 2015	GK		Ørjan Nyland	Ingolstadt 04	Undisclosed^[17]
28 August 2015	MF		Eirik Haugan	Marseille	Undisclosed^[18]

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	From
28 January 2015	Season-long^[19]	FW		Ola Kamara	Austria Wien
11 February 2015	Season-long	DF		Fredrik Semb Berge	Brøndby
18 March 2015	Season-long^[20]	FW		Mushaga Bakenga	Club Brugge

Loans out

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	To
26 March 2015	Season long^[21]	DF		Ole Martin Rindarøy	Start
26 March 2015	Season long	MF		Andreas Hollingen	Start
26 March 2015	Season long	MF		Stian Rode Gregersen	Kristiansund
31 March 2015	22 July 2015^[22]	MF		Amidou Diop	Mjøndalen
23 April 2015	Season long^[23]	MF		Ben Spencer	Toronto FC II
28 July 2015	Remaining season^[24]	FW		Pape Paté Diouf	Odd
29 July 2015	Remaining season^[25]	FW		Thomas Kind Bendiksen	Tromsø

Competitions

Tippeligaen

See main article: 2015 Tippeligaen.

Table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Group stage

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

On 28 August 2015, the draw for the group stage was made in Monaco. Molde faced Ajax, Celtic and Fenerbahçe in Group A.^[26] Molde topped the group with eleven points, and were drawn against Spanish football side Sevilla FC in the Round of 32.^[27]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1	FW	11	Ola Kamara	14	2	4	1	21
2	FW	24	Mohamed Elyounoussi	12	0	3	4	19
3	FW	20	Tommy Høiland	9	2	0	2	13
4	FW	32	Sander Svendsen	8	2	0	0	10
5	DF	15	Per Egil Flo	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	14	Martin Linnes	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	9	Mattias Moström	2	0	1	0	3
	FW	21	Agnaldo	1	2	0	0	3
	MF	16	Etzaz Hussain	1	0	1	1	3
10	DF	5	Joona Toivio	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	19	Eirik Hestad	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	25	Vegard Forren	1	0	0	1	2
	MF	7	Harmeet Singh	1	0	0	1	2
14	DF	18	Magne Simonsen	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	2	Fredrik Semb Berge	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	27	Mushaga Bakenga	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	4	Ruben Gabrielsen	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	30	Pape Paté Diouf	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Thomas Kind Bendiksen	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	6	Daniel Berg Hestad	0	0	0	1	1
			Own goals	1	1	0	0	2
TOTALS				62	11	9	13	95

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
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1		GK	Ethan Horvath	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Fredrik Semb Berge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Joona Toivio	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
7		MF	Harmeet Singh	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1
8		FW	Fredrik Gulbrandsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
9		MF	Mattias Moström	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
12		GK	Ørjan Nyland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Martin Linnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
15		DF	Per Egil Flo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16		MF	Etzaz Hussain	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	8	0
18		DF	Magne Simonsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Eirik Hestad	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Tommy Høiland	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
23		DF	Knut Olav Rindarøy	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
24		FW	Mohamed Elyounoussi	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
25		DF	Vegard Forren	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	8	1
26		GK	Andreas Linde	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
30		FW	Pape Paté Diouf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32		FW	Sander Svendsen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	27	3	5	0	5	1	16	2	53	6

See also

• Molde FK seasons

Notes

Strømsgodset versus Molde was postponed on 25 July 2015 due to both clubs participation in European competition the following week.^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tilskuertall 2015 . nifs.no . 10 April 2018.
2. Web site: Hovedtrener Tor Ole Skullerud og assistenttrener Bård Wiggen er løst fra kontrakten med umiddelbar virking. Molde FK. 6 August 2015. Norwegian. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050308/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/jih2rtioqu821dvm459kxostu/title/hovedtrener-tor-ole-skullerud-og-assistent-trener-bard-wiggen-er-lost-fra-kontrakten-med-umiddelbar-virking. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Erling Moe overtar trener-ansvaret i Molde. Molde FK. 7 August 2015. Norwegian. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042155/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1kavnn0zmf05d1n1a67vb1rxg1/title/erling-moe-overtar-trener-ansvaret-i-molde. 2016-03-04. dead.
4. Web site: Ny manager i Molde. Molde FK. 21 October 2015. Norwegian. 21 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025115331/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1ocqpkatu6jff1f9w4hc7e6no9/title/ny-manager-i-molde-fk. 2015-10-25. dead.
5. Web site: A-laget spillere Molde . Molde FK . 22 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513191403/http://www.moldefk.no/team1players . 13 May 2012 .
6. Web site: Spillerstall Molde 2. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 23 April 2015. Norwegian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221506/http://www.moldefk.no/team2players. 3 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
7. Web site: Ny spiller klar for Molde. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 23 December 2014. Norwegian. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223155132/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1d6z286l1k05p10rfqasxy17lb/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-molde. 2014-12-23. dead.
8. Web site: Ungt talent til Molde FK. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 9 January 2015. Norwegian. 29 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203446/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/mgm8n2h30wcn1tdk77cdg4fyz/title/molde-fk-har-signert-et-nytt-talent. 3 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
9. Web site: Ny keeper signert for Molde Fotballklubb. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 27 January 2015. Norwegian. 27 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819023602/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/4ntorvgzox2f1d5bk1yibt35m/title/ny-keeper-signert-for-molde-fotballklubb. 2016-08-19. dead.
10. Web site: Fra Molde til Strømsgodset . www.godset.no . . 12 December 2014 . Norwegian . 12 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213022916/http://www.godset.no/news/article/1x6rn2ow0njjn1mxcagpq58eks/title/fra-molde-til-stromsgodset . 13 December 2014 .
11. Web site: Magnar Ødegaard solgt til Tromsø. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 17 December 2014. Norwegian. 17 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217163449/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1pkx9zididovk17r9e7w01xrpt/title/magnar-odegard. 2014-12-17. dead.
12. Web site: To spillere har forlatt Molde. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 20 January 2015. Norwegian. 20 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223742/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/khku15dfpvox15012dqlt0za7/title/to-spillere-har-forlatt-molde. 2016-03-03. dead.
13. Web site: John Cofie: Crawley Town sign ex-Manchester United trainee. www.bbc.com/sport. BBC Sport. 13 May 2015. 25 March 2015.
14. Web site: Molde FK og KBK enige om overgang. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 21 January 2015. Norwegian. 21 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122110526/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1nor4dse1e7i91fcx6vnghese3/title/molde-fk-og-kbl-enige-om-overgang. 2015-01-22. dead.
15. Web site: Hardtarbeidende spiss klar for Kina. Hard working forward goes to China. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 29 January 2015. Norwegian. 29 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203125243/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1lvz2hu2wlcoj1kktsyucsr07c/title/hardtarbeidende-spiss-klar-for-kina. 2015-02-03. dead.
16. Web site: Personlig avtale i orden. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 15 February 2015. Norwegian. 13 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215151224/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/u27wmx9xiie61rwo5t6rdwbws/title/personlig-avtale-i-orden. 15 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
17. Web site: Örjan Nyland wechselt nach Ingolstadt. fcingolstadt.de/. FC Ingolstadt 04. 1 July 2015. German. 1 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174126/http://www.fcingolstadt.de/home/news/oerjan-nyland-wechselt-nach-ingolstadt/. 2015-07-01. dead.
18. Web site: Le Norvégien Eirik Haugan rejoint l'OM. om.net/. Olympique de Marseille. 28 August 2015. French. 28 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912070638/https://www.om.net/actualites/189228/le-norvegien-eirik-haugan-rejoint-lom. 12 September 2015. dead.
19. Web site: Ola Kamara til Molde!. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 28 January 2015. Norwegian. 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128232128/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/8duwhht3z0cb1jyzemajyee12/title/ola-kamara-til-molde. 2015-01-28. dead.
20. Web site: Mushaga Bakenga op uitleenbasis naar Molde. clubbrugge.be/. Club Brugge KV. 19 March 2015. Dutch. 18 March 2015.
21. Web site: Start låner Rindarøy og Hollingen. moldefk.no/. Molde FK. 27 March 2015. Norwegian. 26 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115548/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1hdmdd3i99des1nkac32tn8vcl/title/start-laner-rindaroy-og-hollingen. 2015-04-02. dead.
22. Web site: Diop leies ut til Mjøndalen. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 31 March 2015. Norwegian. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404085640/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/y8qtj2landww12zzm94337z6v/title/diop-leid-ut-til-mjondalen. 4 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.
23. Web site: Toronto FC II signs Ben Spencer on loan from Molde. www.torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. 23 April 2015. 23 April 2015.
24. Web site: Her signerer Diouf for Odd. www.nrk.no. NRK. 28 July 2015. Norwegian. 28 July 2015.
25. Web site: Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL. www.itromso.no. iTromsø. 29 July 2015. Norwegian. 29 July 2015.
26. News: Group stage draw . UEFA . 28 August 2015 . 25 September 2018.
27. News: UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw . UEFA . 14 December 2015 . 25 September 2018.
28. Web site: Strømsgodset - Molde utsatt. www.fotball.no/. fotball.no. 3 August 2015. Norwegian. 17 July 2015.